Applied physiology: Temperature control in the newborn infant

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 386-392

  Lyon, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central peripheral temperature difference; Humidity; Newborn; Preterm; Temperature control; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; COLD STRESS; CORE TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEAT; HEAT EXCHANGE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMATURITY; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATOR; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN PERIOD; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZATION; RESUSCITATION; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKIN WATER LOSS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOREGULATION; VENTILATOR; WARMING;

EID: 33750080755     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cupe.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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